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A drifter named Duncan is a vampire that doesn't know how to keep a low profile. His humanity keeps getting in the way. He finds himself helping Derek Strange. Derek is a billionaire with a ruthless streak in business and in his personal life. He meets Duncan after he comes to his rescue against enemies from the yakuza. One of his enemies knows Duncan and warns him that things are going to turn ugly if he interferes again. Duncan at first promises to stay out of it but feels drawn to Derek by his animal magnetism.

Correctional officer Xavier Brown hates his job at the prison he works at outside of Atlanta. The pay sucks, his coworkers annoy him, and he's forced to be around a bunch of drug dealers, rapists, and murderers doing time. Two months in, he's pretty much learned the ropes. And just when he thinks the day would end like every other day, he stumbles upon a new inmate, Raheem Jones, who has more in his hands than simple contraband.

Inequality. Influence. Fraud. Sabotage. These are the themes of great fiction and our modern economy. In this collection of short stories by some of today’s most scintillating writers, the rich get poorer and the poor get richer. Yeah, right! From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, here are eight instantly classic battles over currency, class, privilege - and social distance.